Comprehensive Grants Management’s Post

21 awards made nation-wide through the PRO Housing Grant, including $3.3 million for our neighbors to the north in Philadelphia. Looks like they'll use that funding towards a wide range of activities, including: -A comprehensive action plan to preserve existing affordable units -Developing Climate Resilient Design Guidelines -A pilot rehabilitation project to repair flood damage in homes -Developing local code and departmental regulations to streamline affordable housing development -A market feasibility analysis to study the optimal ratio of affordable-to-market rate unit availability Sounds like pretty great stuff, given the major housing challenges we're facing in the region. You can read more about successful awards here: https://lnkd.in/ewg4S4g8 Thanks to efforts from Delaware's very own Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, the PRO Housing Grant received a $100 mil allocation for FY24, a $15 mil increase from FY23. https://lnkd.in/ev-SXiNJ Hopefully we'll see a Delaware application to the program this year!

According to George W. Bush Presidential Center America is facing a critical shortage of affordable housing, the worst since 1940. However, success stories in suburban cities such as Frisco, Texas, offer a beacon of hope. Their exemplary housing policies, such as streamlined permitting processes and a developer-friendly approach, illuminate a path forward. #AffordableHousing #HousingSolutions https://bit.ly/48ot772

On the one hand, New Towns are a marvel, but on the other, we simply must re-invest in our existing towns and infrastructure. It makes so much more economic sense to retrofit and refurbish existing buildings and high streets than it does to carve new towns out of fields (brown, grey, or green doesn't matter). The embodied carbon sitting in derelict buildings is a ticking time bomb...we need to bring those buildings back to life now, before they are so delapidated there is no choice but to knock them down. Every person reading this post will immediately know of an abandoned or under-used building near them that could, with a bit of imagination, be brought back into use. Where is the #PresumptionOfRetrofit and #DontWasteBuildings ethos? I want to envision better spaces and to revitalise our communities, rather than ignoring them and moving on to the next new shiny thing. Let's #RetrofitOneMillionHomes and then maybe we move on to new builds!

#MHCLG and #HomesEngland have worked hand in hand since the election to develop the key concepts, outline the risks, the opportunities and the potential routes forward to help advise the Minister and Government on the next generation of #NewTowns. It's amazing how much expertise sits in both organisations which has helped to underpin the journey so far. This isn't any flight of fancy - this is an amazing future and real delivery on a scale we have not seen for a generation. I'm so glad to see this finally launch in #Stevenage, and Sir Michael Lyons and Dame Kate Barker will be brilliant in leading this. Whilst there were many hands helping bring it to this point, Julia Krause and John Whetstone MRICS have played a critical role and been amazing. Biased, I know, given they are on my team! #HomesEngland have played a critical role in the current generation of large scale delivery, from #HarlowandGilston to #MeridianWater and beyond. Now we'll be bringing our unmatched expertise in funding, infrastructure, delivery and placemaking to support this transformational programme. Personally, living in a town that has over 8,000 homes underway that will double it's size, and minutes from Urban&Civic's Tempsford scheme, this is both incredibly exciting and reassuring. It's the real change we have been asking for - from sporadic development often delivered through Appeal decision, to thought out, connected, planned settlements our kids will be proud to live in. I urge everyone to read the press release and forthcoming documents. Critical is the first bullet point about the work plan. It confirms over the next 12 months the Taskforce will be "Meeting with new and existing communities to hear first-hand about the design of desirable developments". That's where the work starts and tells you how much this isn't about numbers but about you, and me, and the people we care about. Let's make this brilliant. #WeAreHomesEngland #NewTowns #delivery #regeneration #development #planning #housing

This is a great example of taking action on an significant adaptive challenge instead of waiting for someone else to do something. Workforce housing is a major issue in communities across the nation, and local governments are extremely limited in the actions they can take to bring in housing. With the hardwork and leadership from Tara Vasicek, Jean Van Iperen, Rick Bogus, their teams, and with the support of City Council, our city took action! Check out the article! https://lnkd.in/giVqQfkw

Understanding affordable housing solutions can be daunting, especially for those who have never faced housing stability issues. According to the San Antonio Report, the city is grappling with more than 95,000 cost-burdened households and a significant shortage of affordable homes. The SACRD team encourages you to educate yourself on San Antonio’s housing crisis and use your voice and expertise to advocate for policies that can improve the lives of our neighbors. We invite you to watch the "Everybody Needs a Home" documentary, which highlights the key intersections of the affordable housing crisis in San Antonio. https://lnkd.in/gz2gPRQN

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Great discussion outlining the basic facts of housing challenges in Maine.

A year ago, much of our downtown was covered by encampments. People on the streets were sick and tired of being moved along with no place to go, and neighborhoods were eager for solutions. Today, we are one of the only growing cities in the nation without large encampments in our downtown and we have emerged as a national leader in the fight to end unsheltered homelessness by treating people living in encampments with the respect and dignity that we all deserve. This morning we released a one-year report highlighting the progress we’ve made together over the last year. Here are some of the highlights from the report: -1673 people moved indoors from unsheltered homelessness in 12 months -583 people moved into permanent housing from unsheltered homelessness -More than 300 blocks of our city permanently closed to encampments -0 large encampments remaining in downtown Denver There is still plenty of work to do, but I’m grateful to be able to step back and celebrate the amazing progress we have made together in 12 months time. Onwards. Report Link: https://lnkd.in/gBqP357A